Preview - Exploring Homeostasis And Feedback Loops With Diabetes

Mechanism of Regulation

Look at the following images and answer the questions below.

             

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Based on the diagrams above, what type of cellular transport is regulating glucose uptake? 

Simple diffusion
Active transport
Facilitated diffusion

Explain how you think insulin interacts with cells to lower the overall blood glucose level. 

Using the diagrams above, highlight one part of the insulin-glucose regulation pathway that could "break" so that glucose would not be able to get into cells.  Your answer can be real or imagined - just use the diagrams as your guide! 

Notes

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